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mucopurulent

mucopurulent

9.9
A fluid that contains both mucus and pus
  • adjective
  • /ˌmjuːkoʊˈpjʊrələnt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mucopurulento
  • The doctor noted a thick mucopurulent discharge from the patient's ear during the examination.
  • mucopurulent discharge
  • mucopurulent drainage

Examples

  • Up to 90% of patients have a long-term daily cough and 75% produce mucopurulent sputum.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The patient presented with complaints of swelling and extreme pain in her right preauricular area and right eye, as well as mucopurulent discharge from the eye.

    Academic text (2008)
  • An eight-year-old child presented to the hospital with a history of mucopurulent discharge from the umbilicus.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The drainage must be purulent, mucoid, or mucopurulent.

    Academic text (2006)
  • On examination, an extensive mucopurulent discharge, granulation tissue, and exposed bone were noted.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Its margins were unidentifiable because of intense mucopurulent discharge and hyperemia.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Other symptoms include unilateral epistaxis, mucopurulent rhinorrhea, anosmia, facial pain, and swelling.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Otologic examination revealed bilateral chronic otitis media with abundant, stringy, mucopurulent discharge and extensive destruction of both tympanic membranes.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Telescopic view (0.4 mm) of the nasopharynx through the left nasal cavity shows the mucopurulent drainage on the right lateral nasopharyngeal wall.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We found that the single-dose treatment was just as effective as the multidose regimen, except in children who had mucopurulent discharge at the time of surgery, those who had very thick glue, and those who had an upper respiratory tract infection or incipient otitis media.

    Academic text (2002)

How Purulent

purulent
  • Specialized
1 9.9
mucopurulent
  • Specialized
9.9
mucous
  • Specialized
8 6.8

Surface Forms

mucopurulent positive

Morphology

mucopurulent = purulent (semi-transparent) = muco + purulent

Built from the combining form 'muco-' (mucus) plus 'purulent' (containing pus); the medical combining form and less common adjective make the formation only partially obvious to average B1 learners.

Etymology

Mucopurulent comes from two parts: muco- meaning 'mucus' and purulent from pus meaning 'pus'. So it describes a fluid that is a mix of mucus and pus.